Histrionic

Histrionic
Histrionic His`tri*on"ic, Histrionical His`tri*on"ic*al, a. [L. histrionicus: cf. F. histrionique. See {Histrion}.] 1. Of or relating to the stage or a stageplayer; befitting a theatre; theatrical. [1913 Webster]

2. Affectedly dramatic; insincerely emotional; -- sometimes used in a bad sense. -- {His`tri*on"ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]

Tainted with false and histrionic feeling. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]


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  • histrionic — HISTRIÓNIC, Ă, histrionici, ce, adj. De histrion, referitor la histrion. ♦ fig. Ipocrit, fals, şmecher. [pr.: tri o ] – Din fr. histrionique. Trimis de gall, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  histriónic adj. m. (sil. tri o ), pl. histriónici; …   Dicționar Român

  • histrionic — I adjective affected, aiming for effect, artificial, dramatic, embroidered, exaggerated, exhibitionistic, insincere, mannered, melodramatic, orotund, ostentatious, overacted, pretentious, scaenicus, self conscious, showy, stagy, stilted, striving …   Law dictionary

  • histrionic — theatrical (figuratively, hypocritical ), 1640s, from L. histrionicus pertaining to an actor, from histrio (gen. histrionis) actor, said to be of Etruscan origin. The literal sense in English is from 1759 …   Etymology dictionary

  • histrionic — adj *dramatic, theatrical, dramaturgic, melodramatic Analogous words: acting, playing, inpersonating (see ACT vb) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • histrionic — [adj] overly dramatic melodramatic, overacting, overplayed, theatrical, thespian; concepts 537,548 …   New thesaurus

  • histrionic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) overly theatrical or melodramatic. 2) formal of or concerning actors or acting. ► NOUN (histrionics) ▪ dramatized behaviour designed to attract attention. DERIVATIVES histrionically adverb. ORIG …   English terms dictionary

  • histrionic — [his΄trē än′ik] adj. [LL histrionicus < L histrio, actor; ult. of Etr orig.] 1. of, or having the nature of, acting or actors 2. overacted or overacting; theatrical; artificial; affected histrionically adv …   English World dictionary

  • histrionic — [[t]hɪ̱striɒ̱nɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) If you refer to someone s behaviour as histrionic, you are critical of it because it is very dramatic, exaggerated, and insincere. Dorothea let out a histrionic groan …   English dictionary

  • histrionic — his·tri·on·ic (his″tre onґik) excessively dramatic or emotional; of or relating to the behavioral characteristics of histrionic personality disorder (q.v.) …   Medical dictionary

  • histrionic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. theatrical; affected, exaggerated, dramatic. See drama, affectation. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. dramatic, melodramatic, artificial, theatrical; see affected 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus)… …   English dictionary for students

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